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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Unless they changed the oil flow path, there was a problem with that 2.3. The oil ran up thru one of the cam support towers and into the cam. The back end of the cam was a dead end--no flow out-- except for the holes in the cam lobes. If dirt obstructed the cam lobe holes, then more dirt could settle out because there was no flow--which caused more solids to settle etc.
( working from memory on this, so forgive me if I remembered wrong)
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So, should I be running a high-detergent synthetic oil to clean things up as best I can?
Kurt
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